if in L.A., mammoth is the closest really good mountain (world class), but, unfortunately, everybody in L.A. knows it. Mammoth is also huge, about 6 times bigger than anything in L.A. and has tons and tons of real snow (any snow is rare at L.A. resorts).

Sierra Summit is a little closer than mammoth, but only about 25% larger than L.A. resorts (combining bear/snow summit or all of mt. high). Good thing is Sierra Summit gets about 75% of the snow mammoth gets (a ton) and very few L.A. residents choose it over mammoth, so it's usually uncrowded. I live near Fresno and ride Sierra Summit a lot, too.

haha you cant even compare mammoth and mt high they're in totally different leagues.

i like mt high because im only an hour away and a season pass is only $299

agreed . i dont like mt high that much . i got a bear pass for $429 . 2hours away . but i know people who live up there . go up for days at a time . but still ... i cant wait to back to mammoth and do a full 6months of snowboarding